I’ve always known that I had a creative soul. Since I can remember I’ve always been drawn to unnatural things that I could see beauty in, but no one else could—or wouldn’t try to see it at least. I’ve taken art classes since I was in middle school through high school, and photography and writing, I’ve always been passionate about. These things, they fuel my creativity, and once I get started it spreads like fire.

Honestly, if I could have it my way, I’d spend all the time I had outside, trying to embrace nature all around me, finding pieces of life and joy in the small gifts that Mother Nature sends us—the changing of leaves during the change of seasons, butterflies, flowers, trees, etc. So much of it we take for granted, but for me, it inspires me. Creativity inspires me to express life! I want to share with everyone how much life you can feel just by understanding the creative side of yourself and expressing it!

I’ve never been one to get straight A’s in school. Math and Science well, you can kiss my butt. English, History, and Art, why hello! I use that part of your brain that they say thinks more creatively—I don’t remember if it’s the left or right side, not a smarty pants remember? Point is, I’ve got this huge part of my brain that I basically use just to be creative; not such a bad deal.

Took me until I was maybe 16 to learn a few interesting things about my family but when I finally did, oh man was I interested! My grandmother on my father’s side was the first cousin to Etta James—yes the singer—and she was also an amazing singer herself. I loved her so very much, and she was my favorite grandparent—if anyone’s allowed to have such a thing. I found out that my grandfather on my father’s side as well, was also very much into photography—guess I know where that comes from now. He had so many cameras, and there’s so many pictures that I’ve seen from those days that were taken by my dad with those same cameras and it intrigues me to know that all these things that my creative soul craves, it comes from my bloodline. It’s something I was born to yearn for, and it inspires and enlightens me.

I love that there’s some part of my family that shared the same passion that I have for creativity, they had as well. I’m not sure of the other parts of my family, because we’re so big. There could be so many other missing pieces to our creative puzzle, but what I know now, it only astounds and astonishes me. Being a mother now, I do my best to instill creativity into my daughter. We walk outside and admire the trees. When night falls, we search for the moon in the clouds and sometimes she finds her faster than I can myself. We sketch/color together. We dance—and not that choreographed mess—I’m talking move your body all over the place, hands in the air, spinning around until you fall down, kind of dance. It’s liberating, and freeing. I’d never want to push or force her into wanting to embrace her creativity, but I can nurture it while she’s still young and hope that she comes to appreciate the beauty of it all, and be grateful for it in the end.

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Being a mom to my two girls is definitely what comes first for me but, more than anything I love writing, photography, drawing, reading, music, and anything that will artistically inspire me. Believe in your dreams. Always be inspired. Enlighten yourself. Be passionate. And always move forward. :)